Freshly Made Sketches #761

If I've ever wanted my CAS abilities to shine, it would be when Cecile is our Sketch designer!  I hope my card meets with her approval!  Here is her lovely Freshly Made Sketch #761:

That oval was screaming for a scene and I have been wanting to 

incorporate one of these gorgeous LaLaLand papers a dear friend 

sent to me - let's start with my closeup so you can see it a little better...

all that I added were splatters in white, white gold, and warm gold, too!

A Spellbinders oval die was used to cut the aperture from

a warm white card front - I also used it for the snowflakes from

Reverse Confetti, and 'peace' from PTI.  The same Gansai Tambi 

watercolor paint that was used for the splatter was used to

color the sentiment and snowflakes, too.

You can't imagine how much I wanted a sentiment that read:

It's Christmastime in the City!

Okay, we really have to go see what my teammates have added

to Cecile's sketch - I look forward to seeing how YOU use it even more!

=] Michele

Color Hues #144

 

One of my favorite peeps is hosting Color Hues #144 and I am

beyond happy to share my premier use of an [early] birthday gift

from a dear friend - you know who you are!  Thanks so very much!

Cut from Poppy red and again in SU Evergreen Forest, I used this beauty to 

complete one of the first squares on my Crafty Bingo card for November 2026

over at the Altenew Fan Group!

I LOve your color combo, Bonnie!  You can see Bonnie's beautiful card

and all those created by the Color Hues team HERE!

Could there be a more perfect combo to make another Christmas card?

=] Michele

Just us Girls #847

It's CASE the Designer week at Just us Girls and Ina is our host for #847!  

Carol's darling Halloween card gave me the perfect time to play with one

of the Spellbinder's sets I bought on clearance recently. 

Here is Carol's card:

Isn't it so boo-tiful?  Here's my CASE:

I made it a three-panel instead of four so I could create an Italian flag!

Cardstock from Concord & 9th: Parsley & Poppy, and SSS's Cream

for the pasta peeps.

This embossing folder is called Al Dente and it has amazing dimension!

Pasta Friends dies for the ravioli and farfalle and Stay Saucy for the sentiments!

I dug reallllly deep into my stash for that 'streak' of sauce - from EH.

Wishing you all a fun Halloween weekend!  Let me know if you'll

be dressing in costume to hand out treats!

=] Michele

Freshly Made Sketches #760

Hello again, my friends!  It's that time of the week - a favorite day of the week - when I get to share our next design at Freshly Made Sketches!  Jen B. is our designer for #760 ...

 

I had a really good time creating my card - it's for the birds! In a good way!

I found an alternate way to capture Jen's diagonal by using these branches.

With the addition of a few leaves and berries, my little HoneyBee Chickadee

seems right at home, doesn't he?

I borrowed a wonderful sentiment set from Bobby in 2025 and they

are just perfect for all of the birds I have in my stash... 

HoneyBee's Let Nature Sing.

We are always blown away by the way you crafters interpret our Sketches.

This one will be a fun gallery I think. Be sure to check out all the brilliant

ways my fellow FMS teamies have made this sketch their own!

=] Michele

Me and my Mittens!

 I know, me again!  I just shared this card with the Altenew Fan Group on Facebook and part of me just knew that you might enjoy it, too!  

It all started because Bobby shared THIS card and I fell hard for

that Cozy Sweater embossing folder!!

After creating my panel, I knew that my old faithful mittens from EBE

would NOT work because the size was too small - but never fear!

My Altenew Nesting Arches were just right for 'knitting' one of my own and the

sizing wasn't a problem at all - so many to choose from!

 

A cuff was hand cut and given a bit of texture then mounted onto

the knitted panel - a bit of pine from HoneyBee and a gold star seemed

like the best final touch!  This is another time when I wish my mom were

still here on earth - she would have knitted me a sweater like this one, for sure!

The paper one will do!

=] Michele

The Paper Players #809

Christy has a sketch for us over at The Paper Players - I have a bit of practice with sketches! 

I have a few new dies from Memory Box in my hot little hands - you will be seeing

a LOT of birds around here for the next few weeks.  Meet Wyatt:

I replaced Christy's strip of paper with a bit of greenery [HoneyBee]

for Wyatt to perch upon.  A little sentiment and pretty paper - also

HoneyBee - and a double faux torn edge of DSP and vellum and voila!

I do love him, so!  Thanks for stopping by!

=] Michele

Thanks so very much!

Just us Girls #846 Stencil Week

My dear friend Bobby is the host at Just us Girls this week and I couldn't wait to make another card with my newest Altenew CYL Expressive Flora - this time in oranges and reds!  Thanks, Bobby!

Here she is:

I loved that little bit of Stickles on the flower center, don't you?

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

=] Michele

Thanks, JUGS!